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DEGIN HERE TOÏDAY

ANN HOLLISTER, pretty asıl 20, sella the fruly antiques to pay debts of her father. Bu dead. On the day of the sale you min, stopped hy muter table, comes to her homa to telephone. After he leaves Aon Ande a bise vase missing and in its place a note, piguel - **j*,36.

30. 2

'Aan get work se tlbentian and becomes friendly with SARAR KENT. aleo employed at the Brary. She meets TONY MICKLE, commerc'si aplink, moet in attracted by hilm. though Barah warns her that Tony is firklə and Irresponville.

The chief librerian penude And to welch G PETER KENDALL, factory ener, 10 btain permion to open a branch of the liky in Kendalwood, factory community, Apressful, Returning, her car almost collab with fundater driven by young man,

CHAPTER V

"Now," And thought, "I'm in for gray a lecture." She said, as the rondster drew alongalile, "You don't have to tell me that was dumb driv

then sho ing. I know It." And stopped in amazement.

was about to admit it was all my fnule," the man in the gray car began. And how he, too, was staring. It couldn't be, Ann told herself. And yet it certainly was the same young man who had stopped at her home In Georgia while his automobilo tire was being changed,

"I hope your mother liked the vane," Ann said.

The young man leaped from his car and came forward, extending his hand. "You" he said. "Where did you come from? First 1 spring up on your doorstep and then you

"Almost run over you," Ann laugh- ed. Suddenly she remembered she had a grievante.

"It wasn't nice of you to leave more than the vase was worth. 1 wasn't accepting charity," she said.

"I'm sorry if I appeared officious.

BY MARY RASTOND

The young man leaped from his car and came forward, extending his hand. "You!" he said, "Where did you come from?"

1 paid what I thought it was worth. It was worth as much as that, wasn't would be Ane thing for the ft"

"At one time. And conceded. doubtfully.

**Well. Ive always understood gand things increase in value with age."

"Still," Ann said, "I'll always think

you took an unfair advantage."

"As a matter of fact I didn't give that vase to my mother after all, i kept it in memory of a very pleasant Interlude." He smiled at her.

"Everything turned out very well," Ann and slowly.

"What are you doing now-hero?"

he asked.

LE

employees."

"Sarah! 1 didn't even see him" "Weil.

you did something. You must have seen somebody."

"Not a soul except the servant, and on the way back-Sarah, who did you

ay phoned?"

wonderingly,

knew something had happened. That kiss had meant that she was Tony's girl now. The careless companion- ship was ended..

Crossing the river en the little chugging boat. Tony's light niasner vanished. There was a gentleness in his manner that was now to him.

"Peter Kendall,"

He was, he said, as though the A said slowly,

words held significance, going after ". K."

a very neat contract. If hu got it What did you say?"

he'd be pretty well fixed during the "Nothing. What is the grandson next year. He'd always thought a like?"

Iman should be sure of his financial Sarah began an elaborato descrip- status before settling down Remembering her errand, her faltlan. Peter Kendall nad gray eyes; "Yes," Ann agreed, her voice not Jure, Ann Bold: “I'm on my way to

with a hint of humour in them. « as steady as it had been.

a thing about report a failure to the head of the micely chiselled nose, a strong mouth "You don't know

do you or cooking, library where I work."

An7" with a hint of obstinacy about the keeping house chin.

"No, but i can-I could learn." "Bet you could," Tony answered

As he looked mystified, she launch ed into an explanation; warming to her subject as she saw the interested light in the young man's eyes.

"But of course," she "Mr. Grifin won't really blame ne He wouldn't have sent me, probably, If he had known how terrible that old

man is."

"So you think he's terrible!"

if

-

1

"His grandfather adores him, they any," Sarah continued. "After he was graduated at Harvard he won dreamily, watthing the lights from concluded, honours at the Beaux Arts in architec-the city come nearer. And I bet a little blue- ture and then walked off with first you'd look awell in honours in a Junior engineering com-cheeked apron.”.

There was a lump in Ann's throat. petition.”

Ant and, in a queer voice, "Part She was falling in love. She was to Tony's deep, musical of the description seems to fit. Oh, Batening "I know u 18," Al Ann in Sareh, If you knew what awful things voice and seeing pictures. Seeing neat little dignantly. Letting me come 25I said about Mr. Kendall to his grand- herself moving about a miles and then refusing to see me." son!"

kitchen, wearing a blue-checked apron. At the door Ann firmly told him "Ile probably wouldn't have seen you had come 100," the young you

Tony wanted to celebrate what he good night. They both must realise inan said. "Bealdes, you must remem- terined Ann's entry into "pcre, that these late hours would militate ber, he didn't let you come. He didn't society." Ife had a democrazie acorn against efficiency.

That's right, too." Tony agreed know anything about it."

for the pretensions of the rich.

"So you've been hobnobbing with soberly. "Guerя we'll have to cut Ann said, a Htlie vexed, "You millionaires," he said. "Twisting out some of our social life and buckle wouldn't be taking his side it you them around your little finger. Well, down."

Thinking of social life made Tony's knew how ill-mannered he is."

you are making progress." "I'm really sorry you had the trip! "Anyway, Tony, rich people are brows draw together again, darkly. for nothing. It happens I'm going to people. Well, at least I know one, "Ann, if Peter Kendall comes to the library and tries to get fresh; you see him now. Suppose you try again, ice rich man."

a know what to say to him." with me."

"Only one man would ever come to Ann the library and get fresh," teaned.

"Thank you, but I think bat. He practically put me out. I don't want to discourage you but if I were you I'd wait another day,"

So you work at the city library?"

"Yes"

"I'm surprised."

"Don't I look ce a hrarian?”. "Not in the least"

"You thought we wore spectacles and slicked our hair?"

"No, but I suspected a harassed expression."

"Gracious! Don't I look harassed

now!"

His eyes twinkled. "You look like well, like girls should look all the time."

"No, they are not. They are bunch of snobs." He asked after a moment. "Who is the nice man?"

"Peter Kendall."

There was a frown between Tony's eyes. "Dig man helping little girl.",

"Not at all," Ann denied, remem- bering the nice way Peter had help ed. There had been no condescension in his manner.

"Look here, Ann. If he tries any funny business-"

Well if he had the nerve, you can

put him straight about one thing."

"About what?" her soft voice urged him on.

"About you being my girl." "All right.”

"No fooling, Ann."

"No fooling, Tony."

"There's no reason for you to get

He was gone then. Ann, humming hot and bothered," Ann laughed. "Besides, Sarah told me his weakness a little tune, moved about the small She was engaged-well, is a beautiful blonde, named Valeria living room.

practically, to Tony. He had not Bennett."

"I believe I've heard that," Tony asked her to morry him, but he would, He had talked of marriage and plans said, pleasantly enough now,

"Sweet of you," smiled Ann. "but Early that evening Ann and Tony and about how she would look in a I have my moments of, reversion to were part of a milling crowd at the kitchen. Sarah was still out. That type," She was starting the roadster. amusement park. It was fun to cling was surprising for Sarah and Mac "Don't worry too much,' he said to Tony in "The Crazy House," to conscientiously barred late dates and They probably be able to work become almost frightened wandering lingering goodbyes at the door. But things out at the Bbrary."

maze: romantle to drift then Sarah and Mac were just friends "Goodly". I hope you'll have better with him in the little gondoln at the and couldn't possibly know how things

like this were, luck than I had” Ann said.

"One Night in Venice" conecasions Ann rubbed cold cream on her face The shining little roadster tore back Somebody was twanging a guitar,

About the

at a rapid rate. In less than an hour singing sentimentally In Italian, and stared at her reflection in the Ann was entering the library. Tong, sitting close to Ann, reached glass. Her eyes were shining and Sarah looked un ns Ann came in. over for her hand and pressed it her skin rosy and warm to the touch. "It was wonderful!" she exclaimed, gently, inalstently.

It was funny about being in love. "Womterful?"

And then the chutes. Taking their There had been a number of romances -light. Inconsrouential romances. "I don't see how you did it--yet places, ready for the long, breathless Lots of them. They had left nothing I was sure you would."!

dash to the water below. The apil,

even

"I don't know what you are talking and. Ann coming up to be caught in but pleasant memories. Not

Ittle seara. about."

Tony's arms. And then his wet face It was different really falling in "Ann, Mr. Kendall's Tanson against her own, as he kissed her.

"I'm love, being stirred deeply. phoned a few minutes ago and-anid For goodness sakes! Can't you everything van arranged. We can wait until we're out of the water over," Ann told the girl in the mirror. infarid your gay girlbood is almost- have the space for the branch-and¦ Ann sold, trying to sound] Rophis- rent free. He said he had decided it 'tiented and nonchalant. But sho

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New York Cotton

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Стоне

Closing

Range

January March

12.00

12.65-12.55

12.70

12.70-12.71

May

12,80

12.77-12.77

{July

12.81

12.94-12.84

October (1035)

12.67

12.67+12.67

December (1935) 19.73

12.72-12.72

Spot

January March

12.86 New York Rubber

12.85.

13.12

13.17-19.17

13.30

13.39-19.41-

n.

May

July

13.55 13.76

13.50-18.00

13.80-13.81

September

13.04

14.00-14.01

October

14.00

14.10-14.10.

Total sales:-217 lots

Chicago Wheat

May

091

98%-08

July

03%

92%-92

Benguets, Exploration, 21 cts,

September

Monday's

A.

May

July Septembar

80% 85

884-88% 844-85 81%-81%

May

Winnipeg Wheat,

83%

824-823

July

84

83%-83%

New York Sugar

March'

1.87

1.86-1.58

May

1.01

1.91-1.92

S'hai Explorations, Sh. $5 0.

July

1:03

1.93-1.04

S'hal Loans, Sh. $6 n.

September

1.96

1.97-1.98

Balatoes, $37 n.

Hagulo Gold, 40 cts, n. Benguets, $14 b.

Benguet Goldfield, 20°cts. n. Big Wedgs. 10 cts, n., Gold Creek, 29 cts. n.

Gold River 21 ets. b.

Ipo Mining, $1 n. Itogons, 40 cts, n.

- Salácot, 16 cta, a,

Kailan, 19/- n.

Langkats (Single), $15 n.

Raubs, ex. div. $10.70 n,

Venz: Goldfield, $5 n.

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Cotton Mills.

Ewo Cottons, Sh. $9 n. S'hai Cottons, (old). Sh. $74 1. S'hai Cottons, (new), Sh. $44

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·Zoong Singa, $9.4

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90%-90%

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Chicago Corn

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Total salen:-17,000 tons

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May July

New York Silk

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Total sales:-288 lots

March May July

Montreal Silver.

65.05 $5.25-56.30 50.20 50.85

September... 57.50

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54.45-50.70 67.05-57.08

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4Vm, Powells, 70 eta. n. Wing On (H.K.) $105 m.

Miscellanenus, Amusemente, $1.85 a. HK. Entertainmente, 371⁄2 'n. S. C. Enterprise, $1.30 b. Morn

415.

Construction (old), $2, s. Constructions (now), 65 eta. b. Vibor Piling, $6.60. n. Ch. Govt. 6% 1925 G. Bonds

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